Hours after an early morning Senate vote passed the GOP's tax bill in a victory shared by President Donald Trump, he found himself answering questions about perhaps the biggest development in a story he is loathe to discuss.Michael Flynn, Trump's short-lived former national security adviser and high-profile supporter on the campaign trail, pleaded guilty Friday to a count of making false statements to the FBI related to conversations he had with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. It marked a major moment in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian election meddling and potential collusion by members of Trump's campaign."Can you talk about what Michael Flynn might tell the special counsel?" a reporter asked Saturday morning as Trump crossed the White House lawn on his way to a fundraiser in New York City."No I'm not," Trump said in his first public remarks on the plea deal. "What has been shown is no collusion, no collusion. There's been absolutely no collusion, so we're very happy. And frankly, last night was one of the big nights."Following more shouted questions about Flynn, the president said "we'll see what happens" before leaving.Trump tweeted about Flynn later in the day, recalling his firing after it was revealed he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with Kislyak."I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI," Trump said. "He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!"

Hours after an early morning Senate vote passed the GOP's tax bill in a victory shared by President Donald Trump, he found himself answering questions about perhaps the biggest development in a story he is loathe to discuss.

Michael Flynn, Trump's short-lived former national security adviser and high-profile supporter on the campaign trail, pleaded guilty Friday to a count of making false statements to the FBI related to conversations he had with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. It marked a major moment in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian election meddling and potential collusion by members of Trump's campaign.

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"Can you talk about what Michael Flynn might tell the special counsel?" a reporter asked Saturday morning as Trump crossed the White House lawn on his way to a fundraiser in New York City.

"No I'm not," Trump said in his first public remarks on the plea deal. "What has been shown is no collusion, no collusion. There's been absolutely no collusion, so we're very happy. And frankly, last night was one of the big nights."

Following more shouted questions about Flynn, the president said "we'll see what happens" before leaving.

Trump tweeted about Flynn later in the day, recalling his firing after it was revealed he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with Kislyak.

"I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI," Trump said. "He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!"

I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!